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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Relations (23 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity sets out 26 priority actions which are considered to be potentially transformative in tackling Ireland’s competitiveness challenge. The designation of ‘priority action’ within the Plan is focused on potential impact of the outcome of that action on Ireland’s competitiveness and productivity. The Action Plan on...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (23 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: Ireland operates a managed employment permits system, designed to maximise the benefits of economic migration while minimising disruption to Ireland’s labour market. The system is governed by the Employment Permits Act 2024, which provides the legislative framework for granting employment permits to non-EEA nationals seeking to work in Ireland. The case referred to in the details...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Relations (25 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: I am aware of the Respect at Work Campaign which is seeking new protections for workers seeking to organise in their workplaces. Our Programme for Government commits to the development of an Action Plan to promote collective bargaining as required by the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages. Article 4 of the Directive, Promotion of Collective Bargaining on Wage Setting, aims to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Relations (25 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Programme for Government contains the commitment to finalise an action plan on the promotion of collective bargaining by the end of 2025, in line with the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages. Work on developing the action plan in conjunction with the social partners is currently ongoing. A public consultation was held from April to May 2025 on the possible content of the Action...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Wage-setting Mechanisms (25 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: The issue of advancing workers’ rights is central to the work this government is doing. I am committed to ensuring that our policies and action plans are delivered to ensure that we continue to add jobs and improve living standards across the country. I would highlight the strong position our labour market is in, with numbers at work up 63,900 in the year, with record rates of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (25 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: Ireland operates a managed employment permits system which is designed to maximise the benefits of economic migration while minimising the risk of disrupting the Irish labour market. By facilitating access to skilled talent from outside the European Economic Area, the Department aims to help companies address critical skills shortages, drive economic growth, and maintain Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (25 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: Developing Ireland’s enterprise base remains a key focus for Government and my Department is committed to backing small businesses and start-ups, scaling up indigenous firms, developing our Tourism offering and enhancing our attractiveness as a location for foreign direct investment, in every county across the country. The Local Enterprise Office (LEO) in Meath continues to play...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (25 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: The €500 million Growth and Sustainability Loan Scheme is a long-term loan guarantee scheme jointly developed by my Department and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The scheme is underpinned by resources from the European Investment Bank Group (EIBG) and delivered by the SBCI. The scheme offers long-term loans of between €25,000 and €3 million, with...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (25 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: My department is committed to delivering an efficient and responsive employment permit system which supports businesses and ensures that we are positioned to maximise the benefits of economic migration. The system is designed to facilitate the entry of appropriately skilled non-EEA nationals to fill skills and/or labour shortages required to develop and support enterprise for the benefit of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (25 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: My department is committed to delivering an efficient and responsive employment permit system which supports businesses and ensures that we are positioned to maximise the benefits of economic migration. The system is designed to facilitate the entry of appropriately skilled non-EEA nationals to fill skills and/or labour shortages required to develop and support enterprise for the benefit of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (25 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: The establishment of Start-up Ireland is a key priority under the Action Plan for Competitiveness and Productivity. Delivered by Enterprise Ireland, on behalf of my Department, it aims to support 1,000 new startups between 2025 and 2029 by helping founders to start, connect, and scale. The initiative will address the challenges, identified by a recent OECD report on the Irish start-up...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (25 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: The employment permit system is designed to support businesses across the State in addressing skills and labour shortages that cannot be met through the Irish or EEA workforce. By facilitating access to talent from outside the EEA, the system enables companies to remain competitive, sustain operations, and continue delivering essential services. General Employment Permits allow employers to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (25 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: On 13th December 2022, the Government agreed in principle to develop a single application procedure for employment permits and immigration permissions, in line with the recast Single Permit Directive. Since then, my Department has engaged extensively with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (DJHAM) to progress this commitment. A crucial step in creating a single...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (25 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Auto-enrolment pension scheme is under the remit of the Department of Social Protection, which has provided me with the information below. The Programme for Government contains a commitment to introduce the Automatic Enrolment (AE) Retirement Savings System. The aim of introducing AE is to address the pension coverage gap that exists in Ireland and to provide workers with greater...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (25 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: The establishment of Start-up Ireland is a key priority under the Action Plan for Competitiveness and Productivity. Delivered by Enterprise Ireland, on behalf of my Department, it aims to support 1,000 new startups between 2025 and 2029 by helping founders to start, connect, and scale. The initiative will address the challenges, identified by a recent OECD report on the Irish start-up...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Regulation (25 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: Under the Protection of Employment Act 1977, as amended, employers must comply with a number of legal obligations when proposing collective redundancies. This includes undertaking a 30-day information and consultation process with employees’ representatives and notifying the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment at least 30 days before the first redundancy takes effect. ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Functions (25 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the Small Business Unit has been established in my Department, in line with the commitment made in the Programme for Government and in recognition of the importance that the Government places on small businesses in Ireland. The Unit has been tasked with ensuring that the needs and issues of small businesses have a dedicated focus and are recognised...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (25 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that there are a number of measures underway to simplify the application process for enterprise grants, particularly those administered through the Local Enterprise Offices and Enterprise Ireland. Following instruction from my Department the Local Enterprise Offices Centre of Excellence has completed a comprehensive review of application requirements for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (25 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: The global trading environment has been evolving rapidly over the last number of years. Geopolitical tensions, shifting regulatory environments and supply chain disruptions are reshaping how and where we do business. The introduction of the EU-US tariffs presents notable challenges for many Irish businesses exporting to the US market.? Irish exporters are a vital economic pillar in towns and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (25 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: Enterprise Ireland supported an average number of 90 High Potential Start Ups (HPSUs) per year from 2015 to 2024. In total there have been 897 HPSUs across the 10 years. The most HPSUs supported in a single year was 2015, when 105 HPSUs were supported The fewest HPSUs supported in a single year was 2020, when 80 HPSUs were supported. Enterprise Ireland’s High Potential...